PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
5
3-part single page
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4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Flemish
1
French
7
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
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display script
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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